5 January 1968PlotAhmed Hassan al- Bakr
17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung
Historical records for Iraq in 1968, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung
11 Jewish spies are hung & left suspended in Liberation Sqr
17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung
Assists in the coup by breaking into the Presidential Palace
Assists in the coup by breaking into the Presidential Palace
Arif surrenders himself to Tikriti & then is exiled to London
Overthrown by a Baathist coup
Arif surrenders himself to Tikriti & then is exiled to London
Masterminds the Baathist siezure of power
Masterminds the Baathist siezure of power
1st day of a coup that brings the Baath Party to power
Breaks into the Presidential Palace & holds a gun to the Presidents head
Breaks into the Presidential Palace & holds a gun to the Presidents head
Helps the Baathist take possession of the Presidential Palace. Arif surrenders himself to Tikriti & then is exiled to London
Helps the Baathist take possession of the Presidential Palace
Arif surrenders himself to Tikriti & then is exiled to London
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Command Council
The Revolutionary Command Council provides supreme executive & legislative authority
Given responsibility for national security
The Revolutionary Command Council provides supreme executive & legislative authority
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Command Council
Appointed Commander in Chief
The "correctional coup" allows civilian Baathists to become the force behind the coup. The Baath Party come to power
The Baath Party come to power
The Baath Party come to power
Appointed Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Baath Party, in charge of security
The "correctional coup" allows civilian Baathists to become the force behind the coup
Forces Nayif into exile by threatening him with a gun at Barkrs office
Appointed Foreign Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of Iraq
Appointed Minister of Defence
Appoints 100 Baathist officers to the Republican Guards
Appointed Secretary General of the Baath Party
The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring
The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring
The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring
The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring
Overthrown by a Baath Coup
Overthrown by a Baath Coup
Informs President Arif he has lost power & invites him to surrender
Appointed President of Iraq
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